There is an email going around warning about soda bottles that may explode in your yard. More than likely a prank, they are said to be able to cause injury.
The Sheriff’s Office occasionally receives calls about these bombs, though not recently. In the Sheriff’s Office experience, the bombs are not designed to injure anyone. Usually, juveniles will throw them from a vehicle and watch them explode. You can easily find instructions for making the bombs in the internet.
According to the email, kids will put Drano, tin foil and a little water in a soda bottle. They will leave it on a lawn, or in the experience in Snohomish County, throw it from a car. A little bit of shaking will mix the Drano, tin foil and water into a gas that explodes in about 30 seconds or less. According to the email, there can be enough force to blow off fingers and the liquid can cause burns.
Snopes.com has an article that talks about a series of bottle bomb incidents in Washtenaw County, Michigan in April of this year:
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/bottlebomb.asp
The advice on Snopes was to closely examine any bottle that you see lying in your yard or side of the road. Report it to 911, especially if you see signs of swelling or melting. DO NOT TOUCH IT!
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